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- Fox Says Jussie Smollett Is Not Being Written Out Of “Empire”
- DC Has Dropped Their Comic About Jesus After Backlash From Conservative Christians
- A University Of California Santa Cruz Student Was Charged With Creating An App Called "Banana Plug" To Sell Drugs
- Daniel Radcliffe Opened Up About Drinking As A Teen To Deal With His "Harry Potter" Fame
- A Colorado Man Who Allegedly Killed His Fiancé With A Baseball Bat First Tried To Get His Girlfriend To Kill Her, Authorities Say
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Fox Says Jussie Smollett Is Not Being Written Out Of “Empire”
Recent reports had said Smollett is being cut from upcoming scenes on the show.
Krystie Lee Yandoli
DC Has Dropped Their Comic About Jesus After Backlash From Conservative Christians
More than 230,000 people signed a petition calling the "Second Coming" series "outrageous and blasphemous."
Julia Reinstein
A University Of California Santa Cruz Student Was Charged With Creating An App Called "Banana Plug" To Sell Drugs
The app was named after the school's mascot, Sammy, the banana slug, and was available for download in Apple's app store.
Mary Ann Georgantopoulos
Daniel Radcliffe Opened Up About Drinking As A Teen To Deal With His "Harry Potter" Fame
The actor also defended other young celebs like Justin Bieber, saying there's no blueprint for child stars to deal with fame.
Michael Blackmon
A Colorado Man Who Allegedly Killed His Fiancé With A Baseball Bat First Tried To Get His Girlfriend To Kill Her, Authorities Say
Patrick Frazee was charged with the murder of his fiancé, Kelsey Barreth, who has been missing since Thanksgiving.
Tasneem Nashrulla
The Fake Newsletter: Did Facebook Help Kill Vine?
UK committee report calls the company “digital gangsters.”
Jane Lytvynenko
Morning Update: Good Morning, The Beatles Are Canceled
Bernie Sanders is running again, a Covington Catholic student is suing the Washington Post, trolls are ruining YouTube. Your BuzzFeed News newsletter, Feb. 20.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Can You Think Outside Your Bubble — And Compete To Win Cash?
Can you think Outside Your Bubble? Only 8 correct answers stand between you and CA$H. Play LIVE on Facebook Watch @ 10pm ET starting Wednesday, Feb. 20.
Brian Tong
The Trump Administration Says It's Taking Back Nearly $1 Billion For California's High-Speed Rail Project
The state's governor called the canceling of funds for the troubled project, which was originally designed to link San Francisco and Los Angeles, "political retribution."
Stephanie K. Baer
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A Christian Woman Refused To Do A Lesbian Couple's Taxes Because They Are Married
"We just sat there shocked for a minute and then we got up and walked out," one of the women told BuzzFeed News.
Brianna Sacks
Trolls Are Reuploading YouTube Kids Shows With A Clip That Encourages Self-Harm
Parents are finding and flagging popular kids content with a clip edited in of another YouTuber joking about telling children how to cut themselves.
Tanya Chen
TikTok Has Created A Whole New Kind Of Cool Girl
The 2000s had scene girls. Now we have egirls.
Lauren Strapagiel
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A Man Was Charged With Pulling A Gun On A Kentucky Couple For Wearing MAGA Hats
"Nobody is going to tell me I don't have the right to believe in America and my president," Terry Pierce told BuzzFeed News.
Mary Ann Georgantopoulos
The Burden Of Being A First-Generation Immigrant
I learned very early that to be an immigrant in this country meant I didn’t have the luxury of choosing what I wanted. (An excerpt from the anthology The Good Immigrant.)
Nicole Dennis-Benn
Elizabeth McCracken’s Weird Fiction Breathes Life Into Old Tropes
“I think all writers have this Platonic ideal of the book they’re going to write next, and then you realize that you’re hamstringed by your own obsessions.”
Maris Kreizman
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Back At The Supreme Court
The justice attended Tuesday's arguments — the first time since having surgery for lung cancer in December.
Chris Geidner
Morning Update: How Women Are Leading Sudan's Protests
A crumbling Venezuela, Roger Stone posts about the judge in his case, Netflix cancels the Marvel shows. Your BuzzFeed News newsletter, Feb. 19.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud
This Video Of A Mom And Her Sons Dancing Is A Massive Meme. Here's The Full Story.
In a video shared on Twitter, a mother and her sons are dancing to a One Direction song, but the original 2014 video was different.
David Mack
Roger Stone Posted A Photo Of The Judge Presiding Over His Case Next To Crosshairs
Stone deleted the post and published a statement saying, "any inference that this was meant to somehow threaten the Judge or disrespect court is categorically false."
Ryan Mac
Netflix Has Canceled "The Punisher" And "Jessica Jones"
There are now no more Netflix shows based on the Marvel Defenders characters, with Luke Cage, Daredevil, and Iron Fist all having previously been axed.
David Mack
These Women Are Living In Fear After Their College Suspended Them Over A WhatsApp Message
Amid a tense atmosphere following the deadliest terror attack in Kashmir in decades, four young women are fearing for their lives over a WhatsApp message they allegedly sent.
Nishita Jha
This Man Threw Away A Napkin Last Month. Police Used It To Charge Him With A 1993 Murder.
A Minnesota man was charged with murder after police used a discarded napkin, which he used to wipe his face while eating a hot dog, to tie him to a nearly 26-year-old cold case.
Ryan Mac
A Florida Student Was Arrested After He Refused To Participate In The Pledge Of Allegiance
Police said they arrested the child because he "disrupted a school function" and "resisted an officer without violence," but not because he refused to recite the pledge.
Tom Namako
20 Years After Hugo Chávez Launched The Revolution, Venezuela Is Falling Apart From Within
Despite Donald Trump's bellicose rhetoric, the real threat to Venezuela comes from within, as once-loyal supporters turn against the government.
Karla Zabludovsky
We’re Finally Listening To Lorena Bobbitt. Why Did It Take So Long?
Documentaries that rethink decades-old scandals, like Amazon’s Lorena, are becoming routine. But when will we start extending public empathy in real time?
Scaachi Koul
It's Now Illegal To Discriminate Against New Yorkers Based On Their Hair
“Bias against the curly textured hair of people of African descent is as old as this country and a form of race-based discrimination,” said NYC first lady Chirlane McCray.
David Mack
This Guy Was Filmed Assaulting A Man After Asking If He Was Gay
"Are you gay, though?" the man asked, before punching the victim in Salt Lake City early Sunday.
David Mack
24 Pictures From US History That Will Change The Way You Look At Presidents
This President's Day, here's a collection of interesting and unexpected pictures that just might change the way you think about presidential history.
Gabriel H. Sanchez
Chandra Wilson Opened Up About The “Grey’s Anatomy” Episode That Will Make TV History
As of its Feb. 28 episode, Grey's Anatomy will become the longest-running medical drama on television. Chandra Wilson told BuzzFeed News the episode will please fans of the show.
Krystie Lee Yandoli
Joe Biden Once Spoke At Strom Thurmond's Memorial Service. How Do People Feel About That Now?
Nearly 20 years ago, Biden eulogized Strom Thurmond, who began his long political career as a segregationist. Some South Carolina Democrats still say that's a good thing — but politics has changed a lot.
Henry J. Gomez
If You Get 3/7 On This Quiz, You're Drowning In Fake News
This week we have stories about polar bears, Elon Musk, and an explosive poop.
Jane Lytvynenko
Here Are The Victims Of The Aurora, Illinois Factory Shooting
A plant manager, a forklift driver, the head of HR, a mold operator, and an intern in his first day on the job. These are the victims of the shooting at the Henry Pratt Co. factory.
Julia Reinstein
The Illinois Factory Shooter Opened Fire In His Termination Meeting With HR
Aurora Police said the shooter had been told to relinquish his gun in 2014 because of a prior conviction.
Amber Jamieson
A Panicked Stampede At A "Hamilton" Performance Injured 3 After A Medical Emergency Was Confused For A Shooting
According to audience members, "people were screaming, ducking down, crawling on the floor" and "shouts of 'gun' could be heard."
Julia Reinstein
"The Water Cure" Is BuzzFeed Book Club's March Read. Check Out An Excerpt Here.
Read the dream-like dystopian novel along with BuzzFeed community's most avid readers.
Sophie Mackintosh
